diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 9e5671598..be53e41c9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -673,11 +673,18 @@ void MainWindow::createMenuBar()
     actionMinimize->setShortcutContext(Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
     actionMinimize->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_M));
     actionMinimize->setShortcutVisibleInContextMenu(true);
-    connect(actionMinimize,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(minimizeWindow())) ;
+    connect(actionMinimize,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(minimizeWindow())) ; 
+
+    actionCloseWindow = new QAction(tr("Close window"),this);
+    actionCloseWindow->setShortcutContext(Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
+    actionCloseWindow->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Close);
+    actionCloseWindow->setShortcutVisibleInContextMenu(true);
+    connect(actionCloseWindow,SIGNAL(triggered()),this,SLOT(closeWindow())) ;
 
     menuBar = new QMenuBar(this);
     QMenu *fileMenu = menuBar->addMenu("");
     fileMenu->addAction(actionMinimize);
+    fileMenu->addAction(actionCloseWindow);
 
     dockMenu = new QMenu(this);
     dockMenu->setAsDockMenu();
@@ -705,6 +712,14 @@ void MainWindow::minimizeWindow()
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
+void MainWindow::closeWindow()
+{
+    // On macOS window close is basically equivalent to window hide.
+    close();
+}
+#endif
+
 void MainWindow::showBandwidthGraph()
 {
 	if(_bandwidthGraph == NULL)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
index 7525a0e30..64211d67d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ private slots:
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
     void minimizeWindow();
+    void closeWindow();
 #endif
 
     /** Toolbar fns. */
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ private:
     QMenuBar *menuBar;
     QMenu *dockMenu;
     QAction* actionMinimize;
+    QAction* actionCloseWindow;
 #endif
 
     QSystemTrayIcon *trayIcon;